Scramble on to relocate, power polling places

Scramble on to relocate, power polling places

10:51 PM,
Nov. 1, 2012

Written by

Anthony Panissidi
and Michael Symons

While it pales compared with things like restoring power, ensuring clean water and clearing roads and rails, there is the little matter of the presidential election looming in just four days.

Though half of the state still lacked electricity as of midday Thursday and untold scores of New Jersey residents have been displaced from their homes, state and local election officials are proceeding with Tuesday's election - although they're still scrambling to either power or relocate polling places, then find ways to let voters who've been knocked offline know where to cast their ballots.